2 Days Tour

Transfagarasan, Transylvania

Itinerary

The Transfagarasan mountain road is one of the most spectacular roads in the world. It is 90 km long and runs through the Fagaras Mountains, a part of the Transilvanian Alps. It rises to a height of 2134 meters and has sharp hairpin turns, a challenge for every driver.

DAY 1: Curtea de Arges – Transfagarasan – Balea Lake

We start our journey from Bucharest Airport or from your hotel (if applicable) early in the morning and the first stop on our journey to the most beautiful road in the world will be Curtea de Arges where we will visit an important monument on the map of Romania - Curtea de Arges Monastery. From here we go straight to Poenari Citadel: climbing this route on foot, the journey has a medium difficulty adventure level.

We descend to the road and continue our trip to Vidraru Dam, primarily built with the purpose to produce hydroelectricity, the dam's height is 166 metres, the arch length 305 meters and it can store 465 million cubic meters of water.

We will have lunch in a Romanian traditional style, then we continue through the corridor of Transfagarasan and we do frequent stops to admire the beauty of the landscape and to take pictures

We arrive at Lake Balea, we breath the fresh air from this height of 2,034 m and explore the area by foot. Here you can buy souvenirs or you can eat.

We take a trip by cable car to Balea Waterfall then end the day with dinner at a hotel located between the mountains. We spend the night on the heights.

DAY 2: Sibiu – Cozia – Bucharest

Breakfast. Now find a comfortable seating place in the bus, as we are heading to Sibiu. Along the way, we will make stops for pictures and fresh air.

Considered to be one of the most beautiful Romanian towns, due to its unique architectural style and to the impressive complex of museums, Sibiu was awarded the official title of 2007 European Capital of Culture. We will start the day with  a walking tour of Sibiu. The town’s touristic attractions are: The Evangelical Church, The Orthodox Cathedral, The Roman-Catholic Church, The Stairs Tower, The Council Tower, etc

We will visit the Village Museum where we will feast with traditional Romanian dishes in Dumbrava Sibiului.

We begin the journey to Bucharest via Olt Valley corridor and we stop to visit Cozia Monastery located between mountains, in the village Calimanesti.

We go to Bucharest where we celebrate the great trip right in the heart of Bucharest, taking dinner at a famous restaurant. Right after that, transfer to the airport or hotel, if applicable.